Rethinking ICT4D

Jenny C. Aker () and Joël Cariolle

Chapter Chapter 6 in Mobile Phones and Development in Africa, 2023, pp 155-170 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter proposes a slightly modified framework for policymakers and academics when using information technology as a means of addressing development problems, introducing a series of questions that should lead policymakers to decide if, how, and when information technology interventions are appropriate in a given context, and, if so, how to design, test, and evaluate them. It points out some of the “pitfalls” related to using digital for improving development outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-41885-3_6

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